Tire-tool.



No. 875,093. PATENTED DEU. 3l, 190? G. MOHME 6L A. V. HADLOGK.

TIRE TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED H1B. s, 1907.

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Tsar" had GUS'iAVE lli'OHME AND AARON V. HADLOOK, 07e

TIRE-TO'L.

' Specification 'of Letters Patent.

Application filed February. 190?. Serial iojfw'ibfifi.

toibo/.1n ii may; concern: y l i it `Known that we, Gus'rnvn Moens einen V. l-mnipoer, citizens of the ited States, esiding, respectively, at 5906 orth if the city 'i Qhicago, 'county of Cook, :ate el? illinois, have invented a new Tire/.Tool to be Used ior the Purpose oi" Putting Rubber Tires on the 1Nheels ofVehicles, oi which the following is a specification.

'lhe object oi our invention is to provide a hand tool by which rubber tires4 can be easily and quickly lifted into the rim of the wheel without any injury to the tire by stretching,

The manner in which we accomplish ourA purpose is described in the following specifications and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which l Figure l a perspective side View of a wheel with the tool in iosition onV the wheel and in engagement wit 1 the tire adjusted ior the movement by which the Atire is lifted into the rim oi the wheel. Fig. 2 is a cross-seo tional view of the rim of the wheel and tire and side View oi the tool the several parts be- 'ng in the saine positions as shown 1n Fig. 1,` Fig, E is an end view oi the adjustable end .of the tool.

. in 'the drawings A indicates the handle har which is adapted in thickness and length to 'the size of the wheel. and tire onl which it is to lhe used. In cross section this bar may be round or angular. On the free end of the bar a handle A1 is allixed. his handle' however is not essential as the bar itself may be loo )ed at the end or otherwise adapted for a land hold. Pivotally secured to the other end of the oar is a pendent hook, C. The curve of this hook is inward towards the handle and is adapted to the thickness of the tire to which the tool is to be applied. Af-` 'iixed transversely in the inside curve'of the hook is a tire holder D. This holder may be of cast, forged or sheet metal and isL curved to' fit the diameter of the tire D1 and the circular 'forni ol the rim D2 of the wheel D" on which itis to be used. On the bar A is a slidable fulcrum block E provided with an adjustable set screw F by whichft'he block can be secured at the desired )oint of the har. ln the bottoni of this bloclr is a groove G adapted to lit on the edge of the rim oi a Wheel as shown in Fig. The outside lip H "his groove is longer than the inside lip nue 4and 6.2.6 Garfield Boulem l 'said bar, said hoolr being and hereby adapted to forin a bearing fac@ l-'lWlilivotel eci-it" with the outside o. the run 'in the nieve' .ent or the 'tool ni .nttnn and desire to secure by "he hind described con--A i slidabie lulc'ruin oar and having a block sup por groovcd end adapted rest on the edge of i the rim ol' a wheel a pendfent hook pivotally secured to the end. of said bar; a vtire holder transverselj-T ,secured to the inside'curve of said hook, concave curved su rie-ce oi said hoifler l'ieiug towards said inici-u1u. block on said bar, sul'sstantially'as described,

f2. in. a tire tool oi' the kind des rilied, the combination witlrthe handle bar; of the ful cruni block supported on said bar, said block extending at ht angles to the length of said bar and seil .ired thereon by a set screw' supported in said hlocl. and adapted to engage said bar, the end. oi' said' hloclc lie/ing grooved ely to the axis bar: tho hook otaliy supported on a.-.ie,}i" to support a tire holder; the tire holder,y s; tire holder being aihxedtransversely on the inside curved part of saidv hooli, said holder being i'orined to fit the c y'fndrical and circumferential curves oi' said tire described.

3. ln a tire tool of 'the hind described, the combination with the handle bar and Jful- ,cruni block supported thereon; ol" a hook .pivotally attached to the und oi' said bar, and the transverse piece afiixed in thcinside of the ends of said hook, said piece being curved longitudinally and transversely described.

4., Ina tire tool of the kind described, the combination with the handle bar and fulcrumrblock supported tl'iereon said block Ahaving an end groove at right angles to the axis of said handle liar, and the hook pivot-' ally secured to the end of saidhandle bar; of a tire holder, said 4tire holder beingaiiixed in the inside curve of said hook and curved longitudinally and transversely and thereb adapted to lit the curves of the tirel it 1S adapted to engage and to lift into the rim of the wheel on which said iulcrum block rests as described.

G'USTQVE li/.lHli/E. o, AARN V. iiiDLU/T Witnesses Josera Strane, Thomas J. Mensen.

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